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shox returns to G2 Esports' lineup
Richard "shox" Papillon will be making his return to G2 Esports' Counter Strike: Global Offensive lineup just in time for the ECS Season 5 Finals.
Time to back on track! I will attend the ECS Finals together with Ex6TenZ, bodyy, kennyS and SmithZz. Excited to compete again with these guys 😍
— Richard Papillon (@G2shox) June 4, 2018
Let me clarify that to date, our long-term perspectives are not yet clear but we are working with G2 in this direction
shoxieJESUS
shox is back in the lineup after taking time off to nurse a wrist injury he had surgery for in March.
Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire have also been benched by the team for the event, according to a news release from G2.
G2's full lineup for the event will be as follows:
- Richard "shox" Papillon
- Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
- Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro
- Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux
- Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans (stand-in)
This lineup will not necessarily be the official G2 roster going forward after this event. It's still not clear exactly what combination of players will make up G2's permanent five-man squad.
Loda officially retires from pro play; will coach Alliance
Jonathan "Loda" Berg is the newest coach of Alliance's Dota 2 team.
A New Generation.
— Alliance (@theAllianceGG) June 3, 2018
Today @LodaBerg steps up to coach the Dota 2 team. It is the conclusion of the Legend's pro player career, but he will always carry on its legacy. #LiveAndLetLoda
Additionally, Alliance wish to welcome @qojqva1 who has joined the team!https://t.co/uVe8dJW8db
Loda is now officially retired from pro play and will be focusing on his new role as a coach.
Maximilian "Qojqva" Broecker has been added to the teams roster as his replacement.
Clothing company suing FaZe Clan over alleged trademark infringement
A San Fransisco clothing brand called FAZE Apparel is suing esports organization FaZe Clan for alleged trademark infringement because they use the word "Faze" on their apparel.
FAZE filed documents with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
On May 22, the court granted a motion for preliminary injunction in favor of FAZE Apparel stating that FaZe Clan may not sell apparel that displays the word "faze" without having the word "clan" beside it. This injunction will remain until the two parties settle the dispute.
FAZE Apparel was accepted for the trademark of the word "faze" on several different kinds of apparel in June of 2014.
OG's coach announces new roster
Sébastien "7ckngMad" Debs revealed the updated OG Dota roster on Twitter Monday.
From 1 to 5 : ana / TOPSON / Ceb / JerAx / N0tail. Back to business for TI qualifiers 👍
— 7ckngMad (@7ckngMadDOTA) June 3, 2018
The lineup is as follows:
- Anathan "ana" Pham
- Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen
- Sébastien "7ckngMad" Debs
- Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka
- Johan "N0tail" Sundstein
Gustav "s4" Magnusson and Tal "Fly" Aizik of course left the team for Evil Geniuses last week.
This new roster will be looking ahead to try to qualify for The International 8.
Dota 2 pro circuit rule changes for 2018-2019
During the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season hard roster locks will be eliminated and qualifying for The International will be associated with teams instead of individual players.
Changes for the Dota Pro Circuit next season https://t.co/cUfXZpBXIp
— DOTA 2 (@DOTA2) June 4, 2018
The way Valve is making this work is by associating qualifying points with teams instead of individual players. Teams will register their five player roster, and then every time a player is removed they will lose 20 per cent of their points at that exact time. This way, teams who maintain their full roster benefit, but roster changes aren't hugely punished.
In accordance with that, only one team will be allowed to compete per organization going forward.
Keith Capstick is a news editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.
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